Jig-saw puzzle.



T. BAMBERG.

`JIG SAW PUZZLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAYzl. |917.

Patented Feb. 12, 1918.

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{HG-SAW PUZZLE.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. ldenl.

Application led 'May 21, 1917. Serial-No. l70,016.

To all whom ti/may concern):

Be it known that I, Tirnononn BAMBERG,

a citizen of the United States, residingA at j Brooklyn, in the county ot Kings and State. of New York, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Jig-SaW Puzzl'es;V and l do declare the following to be axull, clear, and eXact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which 1t `appertains to make and use the same.

.'li/ly-invention relates to improvements in the classl of amusement devices commonly known as jigsaw puzzles and the object is to provide a number of cut out letters of the alphabet which may be used for spelling one or more words, when properly laid upon a flat surface and which may be :assembled in the form of an animal or other character when inverted.

With the `foregoing general object in view, the invention resides in the `device hereinafter 'fully described and claimed, the descripgtive matter being supplemented by the Vao accompanying drawingwhich constitutes a part ot this application and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of the puzzle assembled in the form ci a donkey;

Fig. 2 is an elevation of the several sections ot which the puzzle is made, showing them properly positioned for spelling a sentence. y

ln the drawingabove briefly described, the numeral 1 designates a blank f'wood, cardboard,o`r other suitable material, said blank being shaped to produce the ligure of an animal or any other desired subject. @ne side of the blank l is printed or painted to represent the animal in a lite-like manner, whereas the other Vside thereof will by lpreference be colored or decorated in some conspicuous manner. .l

The blank 1 is out, by a igsaw or the Vlike into a yplurality of sections 2 and 3, all of said sections .2 being in the form of letters of the alphabet, whereas the sections 3 may be used tor punctuating. ln so far as possible, the several letters are completely sawed out, but as shown by the shading in Fig. 2 and by the dotted lines in Fig.' l, it is often necessary to represent part oli. the outline by painting or in some other suitable manner. This is particularly the case-with the .letters @,VD and llt and would in moet cases be true of all letters having an opening ofsome sort formed therethrough, such for instance-as the letters A, B, P. and Q.,

ln all cases possible, however, it is preterable to completely outline the letter by the sawing operation. v

lThe puzzle maybe so made that numerous words or sentences may be spelled with the sections 2 when they are laid tace down on a dat surface and although said sections are adapted to be assembled into the form of a donkey, in the puzzle illustrated, it will be obvious that we Yneed not be restricted' to any particular shape of the complete figure to be made by the removable sections.

From the foregoing, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, it will be seen that li have produced a puzzle which ywill afford considerable amusement and will at the same time be educational since the children are frequented 'with the lletters in unusual shapes and are thus more able to recognize any other letters when they appear in outline other than the common block type lusually employed on childrens blocks and the like. Furthermore, the spelling of simple words is taught by the device.

ll claim:

l. A puzzle comprising a flat gure cut into a plurality of sections in the forms of letters of the alphabet suflicient in number to spell one or more words when the several sections are disassembled.

' 2. A puzzle comprising a dat blank paint ed or printed on one side to represent any suitable subject, said blank being cut into a plurality of sections in the form of letters of the alphabet, said sections being suffi? cient in number to spell one or more words.

3. rt puzzle comprising a blank cut in the outline of an animal and printed on one side to represent such animal, said blank being cut into a plurality of sections in the torni of letters ot the alphabet, said sections being su'dicient in number to Spell one or more words.

lin testimony whereof l have `hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

` THEURE BAMBERG. V

Vlitnesses: v

C. C. tlnanrnnnmn, P. L. Weiteren-r.. 

